Grace Chanda

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Grace Chanda
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Zambia
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Madrid CFF
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 ZESCO United 26 (86)
2022 BIIK Kazygurt 2 (3)
2022– Madrid CFF 26 (3)
International career‡
2014 Zambia U17 3 (1)
2018– Zambia 31 (19)
Medal record
Representing  Zambia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023

Grace Chanda (born 11 June 1997) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for Madrid CFF in Spain's top-division Liga F as well as the Zambia women's national team. She was one of three players shortlisted for African Women's Footballer of the Year in 2022.

Club career[edit]

ZESCO United, 2018[edit]

Chanda scored 86 goals in 26 games for ZESCO in 2018.[2]

BIIK Kazygurt, 2022[edit]

Chanda signed with BIIK Kazygurt and scored a hat-trick in her UEFA Women's Champions League debut to lift the club to a 5–1 against Split on August 18, 2022.[2] She was the first Zambian women's footballer to do so.[2]

CFF Madrid, 2022–[edit]

In September 3, 2022 Chanda signed with Madrid CFF in Spain's top division Liga F on a two-year contract.[3] She made her debut on September 24 during a 3–1 win against FC Levante Las Planas.[4] In October, she scored a goal and provided an assist to help lift Madrid to a 4-0 win over Real Betis Féminas.[5][6] During the team's match against Atlético Madrid, she scored the equalizer goal after subbing in at the half resulting in a 1–1 draw.[6] She finished the 2022-23 season with three goals and two assists.[7] Madrid finished in fifth place.[8]

International career[edit]

Chanda represented Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations and 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[1][9]

Chanda was the top goalscorer with eight goals at the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Olympic-qualifying tournament for Africa[10] and helped Zambia qualify for their first Olympics.[11]

Chanda was one of three players shortlisted for African Women's Footballer of the Year in 2022.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Chanda notes American striker Alex Morgan as a football idol.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

International goals

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 18 November 2018 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana  Equatorial Guinea
1–0
5–0
 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations
2
 28 August 2019 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia  Zimbabwe
2–0
 5–0 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3
3–0
4
4–0
5
 8 October 2019 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana  Botswana
1–0
 2–0
6
2–0
7
 8 November 2019 Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Kenya  Kenya
1–0
2–2
8
 5 March 2020 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon
1–0
 2–3
9
2–2
10
 3 October 2021 Gelvandale Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa  Namibia 2–0 3–0 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
11
 5 October 2021 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  Uganda 1–0 1–0
12
 7 October 2021  Tanzania 1–1 1–1 (2–3 p)
13
 20 October 2021 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi  Malawi 1–0 1–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14
 18 June 2022 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Morocco 1–1 1–1 Friendly
15
 9 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco  Togo 1–0 4–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
16
 4–1
17
 15 February 2023 Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey  North Macedonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
18
 21 February 2023 Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey  Uzbekistan 1–0 4–0 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
19
 30 June 2023 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–1 3–3 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[13]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Team Lists" (PDF). CAF. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Grace Chanda nets hat-trick on UWCL debut…First Zambian". Zambian Football. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Grace Chanda joins Madrid CFF". Zambian Football. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Kundananji nets brace as Grace Chanda makes her debut". Zambian Football. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Grace Chanda opens goal account as Kundananji nets brace". Zambian Football. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Grace Chanda comes from the bench to rescue a vital point for Madrid CFF". Zambian Football. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Grace Chanda". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2022/23 Primera División Femenina". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ https://zambianfootball.co.zm/grace-chanda-margaret-belemu-make-wafcon-best-11/
  10. ^ "Grace Chanda starts life in Kazakhstan". Zambian Football. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Chanda – The dream has not ended yet". CAF. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Grace Chanda thrilled by CAF Women's Player of the Year Award Nomination". FAZ TV. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

External links[edit]

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